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Grocery Store Meat Department Confusion
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Brisket_Fanatic
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At Hy-Vee today and noticed what looked like a Packard Brisket.
Picket it up and noticed the point was relatively small.
Other side
According to the label they are very proud of this IBP Choice Brisket........................Flat?????? Looks like a Packard to me!
Picket it up and noticed the point was relatively small.
Other side
According to the label they are very proud of this IBP Choice Brisket........................Flat?????? Looks like a Packard to me!
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Ya... I would have to agree. Way too expensive for a packer. We are still in the mid $3.00 range here for the same piece of meat.XL BGE - Med BGE - Mini BGE - Traeger Pellet GrillsHillsboro OR
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Sam's is at 3.69 for prime packards
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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It may have a little bit of the point. But, it's priced like a flat.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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@NPHuskerFL that's true but it's still ridiculous.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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@Brisket_Fanatic but, the real question is...is this Gulf Coast or Atlantic Coast?
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But, yes that is a bit pricy for Choice.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
Iowa Coast!NPHuskerFL said:@Brisket_Fanatic but, the real question is...is this Gulf Coast or Atlantic Coast?)
But, yes that is a bit pricy for Choice. 
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2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Those damn Iowans also make you pay .30 cents more a gallon while driving through their state!
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NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Sam's has prime packers now too?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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That's a pretty standard looking packer but that is a pretty non-standard price. I pay that from time to time for the fancy stuff but sub $4 is standard.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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@caliking - Certain Sams do carry them, if you don't see them out front then ask the butcher has they keep them in back as well.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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@The Cen-Tex Smoker if I was going to pay this price I would be ordering a much better piece.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Brisket_Fanatic said:@The Cen-Tex Smoker if I was going to pay this price I would be ordering a much better piece.
it actually looks pretty good me. I look for those flecks in intramuscular fat like this one has. The flat is nice and thick. I have paid that price for similar down here on occasion. I would wince at that price but would pay it if that's all they had. If they put a "premium" sticker on that, it would bring that most places. With the generic "brisket flat" label on there, most would walk right by. Still pricey though.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
I would agree and Hy-Vee normally never carries brisket period so I'm guessing they had to order in special and then mark it up 30% to try and get rid of it. May check back in few days and see if they start to mark it down to get it out. Otherwise they will probably just grind it up and toss it in with some ground beef.The Cen-Tex Smoker said:Brisket_Fanatic said:@The Cen-Tex Smoker if I was going to pay this price I would be ordering a much better piece.
it actually looks pretty good me. I look for those flecks in intramuscular fat like this one has. The flat is nice and thick. I have paid that price for similar down here on occasion. I would wince at that price but would pay it if that's all they had. If they put a "premium" sticker on that, it would bring that most places. With the generic "brisket flat" label on there, most would walk right by. Still pricey though.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Wish i was close to your sams. Sams here in ABQ is 3.89 for choiceBrisket_Fanatic said:Sam's is at 3.69 for prime packards
Costco on the other hand had crappy looking flats for 6.59lb
:-& and they were marked whole brisket. I asked the meat guy where are the packers. He kept pointing to these 3 lb flats .
I told him he needed to find a new line of work
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llrickman said:Brisket_Fanatic said:Sam's is at 3.69 for prime packards
I told him he needed to find a new line of work
That's funnyNW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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I can't seem to buy brisket around here. All our local sam's seems to have are Select. Not even choice.XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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Interesting, trying asking for a higher grade. Maybe they will order it in.Thatgrimguy said:I can't seem to buy brisket around here. All our local sam's seems to have are Select. Not even choice.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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@Thatgrimguy
You can get them at Rouses at the corner of Lorain Cowan and Pass Road. They have them everyday all year around. That's where I get mine.Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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Nice that's convenient to work too. I'm going to check out the Meat Locker in Wiggins on your recommendation sometime in the next week or so. Gotta clear some meat out the freezers first.SGH said:@Thatgrimguy You can get them at Rouses at the corner of Lorain Cowan and Pass Road. They have them everyday all year around. That's where I get mine.XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum -
@Brisket_Fanatic
I know Hy Vee can be a bit proud of their items at times, but that looks like a pretty good brisket. Kind of wondering if it isn't Amana beef and the little foil sticker on the outside fell off. It is priced like an Amana product for sure. Good idea on the waiting a couple of days for a price drop or Manager's Special.
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@Thatgrimguy
Did you mean the Butcher Block?Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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That's the one!!SGH said:@Thatgrimguy Did you mean the Butcher Block?XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum -
bettysnephew said:@Brisket_Fanatic
I know Hy Vee can be a bit proud of their items at times, but that looks like a pretty good brisket. Kind of wondering if it isn't Amana beef and the little foil sticker on the outside fell off. It is priced like an Amana product for sure. Good idea on the waiting a couple of days for a price drop or Manager's Special.
Don't think so as it was stamped IBP Choice!NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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In my best Rosanna Anna Dana voice, "Never mind."
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Thanks. Sam's is less than 5mins from my house.Brisket_Fanatic said:@caliking - Certain Sams do carry them, if you don't see them out front then ask the butcher has they keep them in back as well.
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I got a 15.52 lb choice Angus Beef at Sam's Club for $3.68a lb. It was very good. Eating it again tonight for dinner. That one you ha e there has some good marbling for a brisket.
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@Ladeback69 I buy this eat SAMs as well. They are normally pretty dang good.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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@Brisket_Fanatic Hy-Vee is pretty pricey around here. As far as the confusion goes, there is a restaurant here in town that sells "St. Louis style ribs" and "Kansas City style ribs". Both are baby backs with different sauces.
If you want a good quality packer around here, the best place I've found around here is Tiefenthalers in Holstein. CAB packers usually around four bucks a pound.NW IOWA
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